Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] [verb] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We hope the DoH recognises we have been conservative with our bids in the past and will take this and our supporting statement into account as we feel there will be a demand for growth ’ . |
| 2 | If they go away with a positive decision against starting up a tourism enterprise , Sue feels she has been able to help them avoid an expensive mistake . |
| 3 | It is difficult to be certain from the passage whether Hezarfen believes there to have been official muftiliks at all in the fifteenth century , but he is clear on the point that the arrangements for whether formal or informal , were similar in the three cities . |
| 4 | Severn Trent says it 's been aware of the problem , but the money was never available to carry out the upgrading . |
| 5 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 6 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 7 | It was wider than it had looked and Fenella thought she had been right to think it led away from the road , deeper into the hillside . |
| 8 | His eyes blackened angrily and Ruth supposed she had been right and exposed him for what he was — a cool bastard . |
| 9 | The food to which Agnes Diggory led her had been welcome , however , and she had chosen to consume it in the friendly housekeeper 's little pantry next to the kitchen , rather than risk encountering Miss Merchiston once again tonight . |
| 10 | Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again |
| 11 | Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again |
| 12 | Stroud said she 'd been terrified throughout . |
| 13 | Labour councillor June Williams said there had been five fatal traffic accidents in the area in recent years . |
| 14 | They urged Prime Minister Miklós Németh to reveal who had been privy to the intelligence information , and called for the dismissal of Interior Minister István Horváth ; they stopped short of calling for the government 's resignation , however , saying that the country needed stability before the elections . |
| 15 | In this year 's campaign , there have been heated discussions about the state of housing under the Labour council — but apart from that , Hamilton says it has been easier than expected . |
| 16 | If Vitor believed her to have been three months pregnant in Adelaide , then he believed she had already been pregnant when they had made love ! |
| 17 | Jessamy knew she had been cruel , and a part of her was already regretting it . |
| 18 | The BBC said there had been 12 calls about the programme some complimentary . |
| 19 | Cottee was not transfer-listed yesterday , but it is common knowledge that Everton are open to offers and Kendall revealed there has been some interest already this season from other clubs . |
| 20 | Mr Timms resigned but Mr Cooke denied he had been dishonest and stayed for two years until he was fired in August last year . |
| 21 | Her youth was over , and God knows it had been bitter and barren enough . |
| 22 | Yet Jezrael knew he 'd been one of them for longer than she 'd been on Mars . |
| 23 | Constance knew she had been insensitive , and was aware of how much she had hurt her mother . |
| 24 | Derek Hegarty says it 's been tougher than they expected because the winds up in Scotland were very strong and after a few days they had troubles with their knees but they 've managed to keep going … |
| 25 | Following the earlier reduction of similar size Amdahl says it has been able to restructure or consolidate a number of operations and the new cuts represent a further streamlining . |
| 26 | Following the earlier reduction of similar size Amdahl says it has been able to restructure or consolidate a number of operations and the new cuts represent a further streamlining . |
| 27 | Matt said , ‘ Silas says you 've been busy in the office . ’ |
| 28 | Edouard said he 'd been obliged to keep an elderly English woman there for a few days , but she 'd been slipping out . ’ |
| 29 | The team headed by Michel Desgranges which had been due to leave Iraq on March 13 , postponed its departure after the discovery of hundreds of additional leaking chemical rockets . |
| 30 | But Ms Armstrong said she had been bemused by the statement . |